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A Long Day—and Night—Covering the Caucuses
Patriotic popcorn, Google swag, and the ubiquitous Chuck Todd
By Erika Fry Jan 4, 2012 at 04:05 PM
DES MOINES, IOWA — On Tuesday, I spent more than 13 hours in the “official media hub” for the Iowa... More
Scene From Gingrich HQ on Caucus Night
A dozen reporters waited (and, waited)
By Andrew Duffelmeyer Jan 4, 2012 at 10:58 AM
DES MOINES, IOWA — In a ballroom at the Iowa Events Center in downtown Des Moines last night, a dozen... More
You’ve Got (Candidate) Mail(ers)
A look at the direct mail deluge in Iowa
By Erika Fry Jan 3, 2012 at 05:05 PM
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA — Perhaps you've heard non-Iowans grumble about the attention lavished on Iowa for its first-in-the-nation caucus. Residents... More
The Post-Iowa Challenge
Providing information or constructing a narrative?
By Brendan Nyhan Jan 2, 2012 at 04:20 PM
NEW HAMPSHIRE — Over the last week, much of the nation's political press corps has headed to Iowa to cover... More
A VIP Pass to Cover the Caucuses
Credentials offer access, amenities for a cost, but some reporters take a pass
By Erika Fry Jan 2, 2012 at 01:57 PM
IOWA — There are a lot of journalists in Iowa right now. But on Tuesday night, when results of the... More
About That Santorum Surge
Let’s cover it with some restraint and self-awareness
By Erika Fry Dec 31, 2011 at 10:07 AM
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA — The media has been abuzz about Rick Santorum since Wednesday, when a CNN/Time/ORC International poll showed... More
Local TV News, Meet the Internet
Why are broadcasters trying to block political campaign transparency?
By Steven Waldman Dec 29, 2011 at 06:53 PM
The FCC has proposed an important rule change that could make the political system more transparent. Amazingly, the trade associations... More
Seeking Truth in the Digital Storm
Colorado’s reporters search for ways to keep up with empowered campaigns
By Mary Winter Dec 29, 2011 at 08:25 AM
COLORADO — Reporter Patrick Malone answers quickly when asked to identify the hardest part of covering politics for his newspaper,... More
Examining Gingrich’s ‘Radical’ Rhetoric on Courts
National press, Iowa editors weigh in, but in-state reporters are mostly quiet
By Andrew Duffelmeyer Dec 26, 2011 at 03:57 PM
IOWA — As Newt Gingrich seeks to shore up his standing with Republican voters here in advance of the first-in-the-nation... More
Snapshot: Where Conservative Iowans Get Campaign News
A media diet heavy on talk radio and Fox News
By Andrew Duffelmeyer Dec 20, 2011 at 12:34 PM
IOWA — You heard it last week from an Iowa transplant: Iowans eat meatloaf, casserole and Jell-O molds. This was... More
Don’t Have a Cow, Iowa
State’s reaction to Atlantic piece forgets its ironic tradition
By Erika Fry Dec 16, 2011 at 05:08 PM
Oh, there's nothing halfway About the Iowa way to treat you, When we treat you Which we may not... More
The Atlantic Gets Iowa Wrong
And in the process, urges national readers to ignore those hicks in the Heartland
By Kirsten Scharnberg Hampton Dec 16, 2011 at 02:40 PM
IOWA — With less than three weeks until the Iowa caucuses, the country is beginning to lock its political gaze... More
For Whom Are Iowa’s Reporters Writing…
…If likely caucus-goers don’t trust (or even read) their campaign coverage?
By Andrew Duffelmeyer Dec 15, 2011 at 03:35 PM
IOWA — Here in the Hawkeye State, as in many other places, conservative skepticism about—if not outright distrust of—the “mainstream... More
Frozen Out in Florida
Campaign reporters face reduced access, reduced budgets
By Brian E. Crowley Dec 15, 2011 at 01:34 PM
FLORIDA — Florida’s political reporters are a lonely bunch. Presidential candidates avoid them. Senior campaign staffers rarely return their calls... More
‘Stingy’ Campaigning Brings Reporting Opportunities
For now, Nevada’s political reporters aren’t running from rally to rally
By Jay Jones Dec 14, 2011 at 02:15 PM
NEVADA — Asphyxia is often fatal, so it’s probably not a good idea for political reporters in Nevada to hold... More
Woman’s work - The twisted reality of an Italian freelancer in Syria
Sourcing Trayvon Martin ‘photos’ from stormfront - Not a good idea, Business Insider
Elizabeth Warren, the antidote to CNBC - The senator schools the talking heads on bank regulation
Art Laffer + PR blitz = press failure - The media types up the retail lobby’s propaganda
Reuters’s global warming about-face - A survey shows the newswire ran 50 percent fewer stories on climate change after hiring a “skeptic”
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